Word: worn
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...That won't impress vegetable vendor Faiz Mohamed, 50, who says that Pakistan's economic success in the past few years has benefited only the elite. "A particular class has earned a lot from the investment, the new [cell] phones, all that," he says, from behind his worn metal scales. But, he says, "the poor man has become poorer...
...Connolly, a Harvard class marshall and Boston city councilor who was elected last November, has worn many hats in devotion to his home town of Boston...
...Lerenzo D. Tolbert-Malcom ’11, the charm of December’s snow has long since worn...
...People, in this case cricketers, taking wads of money when it's on offer is nothing new. But more than a few of the players who've signed up for the IPL have complained recently about being worn out by too much cricket. For now, IPL contracts stipulate that national duties will take precedence over the domestic tournament. But how long before some players, particularly those nearing the end of their careers, decide they'd be better off switching to the IPL or some other similar circus that could spring up before long? Already, the Australian all-rounder Andrew Symonds...
...wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have worn down the nation's ground forces, stretching those serving in the Army and Marines and wearing out their gear at an unprecedented rate. So, it's no surprise that the nation's ground-pounders would be seeking the most from the ever-cooperative members of the House Armed Services Committee. For years, that Pentagon-pleasing panel has asked the services to send it a wish list - lawmakers prefer to call it an "unfunded requirements list" - of budget items they desire but which have not been approved by their penny-pinching civilian overseers...